How to care for a Chinese crested dog

The Chinese crested dog is a wonderful breed. Its representatives can be glabrous (hairless – these dogs wool present on the head, legs and tail, and the body naked) and down (these dogs are completely covered with a length of silky hair). Naked dogs can be divided into "truly naked" (wool on their head legs and tail) and "heavily overgrown" (in these dogs the coat can be on the back, hips and shoulders). Each variety of these dogs requires some care.

General care for all varieties of the Chinese crested dog is maintaining in the normal condition of the ears, eyes, mouth, paws, claws, anal glands.

Inspect daily eyes and ears of your dog. Clean them with a cotton swab dipped in funds intended for daily care of eyes and ears. Excessive tearing can cause allergies. In this case, contact your veterinarian. If a strong discharge with an unpleasant smell from the ears also should take the dog to the clinic.

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After each outing, inspect the clutches. Check the base of the claws – if there are any inflammations or irritations. Make sure there are no cuts, punctures, bruises on the pads. Trim the hair between the pads as the regrowth of hair. Once a week, trim dog claws. Do it better after bathing while they are still soft. Learn how to empty dog anal glands

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And now about caring for the skin and hair of Chinese crested dogs. Let's start with the down representatives. The care for the "powder puffs" takes more time and attention than a naked dog.

Daily brush your pet. Careful not to formed mats. Wash to "puff" at best once a week. Dishwashing get, given the characteristics of your dog's coat. You can brute force find the perfect for your pet, shampoos and conditioners. But it is best to consult with your breeder or groomer. You may need additional funds to care for the hair, such as masks, sprays, rinses and the like.

Also the powder puff is necessary to cut the face, neck and in some cases the lugs (although it is more for beauty).

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To care for the "truly naked" dogs simply. To do this, regularly wash your dog with shampoo (at least once a week) and just rinse with water daily in summer and every other day in winter. Please note that dishwashing hairless dogs should not contain oil (oil fundamentals bad for the skin of dogs, they often clog the pores and appear unpleasant acne). Muzzle so the dogs are shaved with an electric razor (if it is heavily overgrown with wool) or ordinary razors, on the same pattern as duvet.

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"Strongly growing" individuals require little more than careful maintenance. They need to be machine cut and shave with an electric razor or a razor as overgrowth of hair.

Instead of a razor you can use the epilator (if your dog of the patient) or depilatory creams, the hair does not grow longer. Only you should not use these methods on the face. It only shave with clippers and razors.

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Some representatives of the hairless dogs suffer from the so-called acne. Usually, after puberty it goes, but sometimes it remains for life. If the problem takes too global in nature (many pustular formations), it is not self-medicate and to a groomer. But if it's a little black dots on the body, then you can deal with them alone. Use during bathing dogs body scrubs, give your dog to sunbathe. Always keep the skin of the animal clean.

Note

Never squeeze pimples on the dog's body, especially white and pustules.

Useful advice

If you have a naked dog, from spring through autumn, when leaving it on the street, be sure to lubricate the dog's body sunscreen. This will help to avoid sunburn.

In winter you must wear a dog and naked and sleep in the warm clothes and boots, it is advisable to wear a hat.